Description: As a die-hard Windows 7 fan, I always wanted a full theme that was simple to set up. Rather than looking for all the pieces. So here it is. The global theme of my favorite combination of themes and icons to make a Windows 7-like fully featured theme. This was my goal; to set up a full theme that closely resembled Windows 7 in all its glory.
Though, I made an exception with the icons. The We10 icons from Yeyushengfan258, gave it that modern feel. Let's see how it works. Most likely, I'll be making the odd fix to make sure things work. For now, some things will have to be set manually; i.e SDDM theme, lock screen wallpaper, and the menu icon (for Plasma 6) to reflect the same likeness as Windows 7 by setting the menu icon to ~/.local/share/plasma/desktoptheme/Se7enAeroStyle/icons/start.svg. And of course, disable the float effect for the panel, and bump up the height to your preference. I personally used 50 for the height on 1920x1080 resolution. Lastly, log off and log on. Then enjoy.
Another bonus; an updated version of Windows 7 Plymouth Splash Screen can be downloaded in the Plymouth Splash Screen Manager. Or, it can be found here: https://store.kde.org/p/1406741/
Special thanks and credits go to: Markitos66 Yeyushengfan258 Altenate01xyz Mirkogennari L4k1 Moony
Well, this was fun. Enjoy. Also, thank the others who contributed to this little project.
Update:
Added a start.png icon to the icon folder of style in case svg icon won't work. Will have to manually apply!
9One of the best I've used so far. Looks great! Worked correctly as soon as I applied the setting without having to figure out how to get the look by multiple failed attempt configuration manipulations.
Thanks. KDE is really the only way to really bring back the 'Aero' look. And I made this mainly out of convenience for myself. But I'm glad this has been a success for a lot of users.
Thanks. KDE is really the only way to really bring back the 'Aero' look. And I made this mainly out of convenience for myself. But I'm glad this has been a success for a lot of users.
10Love the nostalgia here. An idea, how about a nostalgia theme for GenX? One that replicates DOS based Automenu for those occasions when you want to fire up WordPerfect, DBase and Lotus 123.
Thanks. I did put this theme together mostly from other people's projects (as I am not good at graphic design) and just applied it to a global theme. Mainly because I just wanted an easy way to install a Windows 7 like theme. And this also represents the time before Microsoft went to hell in a hand basket. So, as someone who last ran Windows 7 as a daily driver, I wanted to make a tribute to it.
Anyway, I think you'll have a better time with this guy (https://www.pling.com/u/phob1an/) who makes tons of retro themes.
youve created a plasma 6 version that doesnt work the theme doesnt show in global themes or install when clicking install atleast this is the case on kde neons latest update with updated packages consider testing before releasing in the future
This is a bug with KDE Frameworks 5.8.4. I've experienced this with other themes where there is a solid black bar in the menu for example. This issue will be resolved once 5.8.5 is released.
Glad you like it. It was just something I set up for easy access. I'm no real develop myself. As you see in the description. I basically just put it all together in case anyone wanted to go back in time and sort of relive the good old days of Windows 7.
Yeah... This is just something I slapped together from other developers' work. Primarily, I made for it for easy access. Instead of running a bash script to set it up when I want to make KDE look mostly like Windows 7.
Thanks. But it was made possible due to the other graphic developers that I took themes and icons from and applied into a global theme. Because I don't know a thing about making graphics and making the svg files work properly in KDE plasma.
Ratings & Comments
21 Comments
9 One of the best I've used so far. Looks great! Worked correctly as soon as I applied the setting without having to figure out how to get the look by multiple failed attempt configuration manipulations.
Thanks. KDE is really the only way to really bring back the 'Aero' look. And I made this mainly out of convenience for myself. But I'm glad this has been a success for a lot of users.
Thanks. KDE is really the only way to really bring back the 'Aero' look. And I made this mainly out of convenience for myself. But I'm glad this has been a success for a lot of users.
10 Love the nostalgia here. An idea, how about a nostalgia theme for GenX? One that replicates DOS based Automenu for those occasions when you want to fire up WordPerfect, DBase and Lotus 123.
Thanks. I did put this theme together mostly from other people's projects (as I am not good at graphic design) and just applied it to a global theme. Mainly because I just wanted an easy way to install a Windows 7 like theme. And this also represents the time before Microsoft went to hell in a hand basket. So, as someone who last ran Windows 7 as a daily driver, I wanted to make a tribute to it. Anyway, I think you'll have a better time with this guy (https://www.pling.com/u/phob1an/) who makes tons of retro themes.
youve created a plasma 6 version that doesnt work the theme doesnt show in global themes or install when clicking install atleast this is the case on kde neons latest update with updated packages consider testing before releasing in the future
Been lazy. Sorry.
9 Excellent work! I tried it, just the scrollbars are not thick as in the image. What can I do to have them?
You gotta use a different application style. I think I used Fusion if memory serves to be correct...
8 this is great. A few issues i have noticed: there is an issue with the global menu having dark letters Is it possible to get transparency?
10 10 the best! I always love this theme :)
Why thank you! ;)
System tray is getting dark rectangles behind the titles in the latest Plasma at the time of writing (5.22.4).
This is a bug with KDE Frameworks 5.8.4. I've experienced this with other themes where there is a solid black bar in the menu for example. This issue will be resolved once 5.8.5 is released.
9 This theme It's from far the best I've seen to KDE.
Glad you like it. It was just something I set up for easy access. I'm no real develop myself. As you see in the description. I basically just put it all together in case anyone wanted to go back in time and sort of relive the good old days of Windows 7.
10 the best
Only the icons I had to fix.
Yeah... This is just something I slapped together from other developers' work. Primarily, I made for it for easy access. Instead of running a bash script to set it up when I want to make KDE look mostly like Windows 7.
8 Wow. Looks nice so far.
Thanks. But it was made possible due to the other graphic developers that I took themes and icons from and applied into a global theme. Because I don't know a thing about making graphics and making the svg files work properly in KDE plasma.